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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1932
Page
4
In a community appeal the campaign chair T Wingate Andrews says less than $6,000 remains to reach the $50,000 goal to reopen High Point College this fall. He warns defeat would harm the city and stresses the SPIRIT OF INVINCIBILITY driving the effort.
The federal government orders tear gas ejectors for vaults in the new federal building and 500 others under construction nationwide. Washington reports a contract awarded for the latest anti robbery devices to foil post office robberies.
The Asheville Citizen notes a surprising shift as Soviet leaders ease bans on neckties lipstick and entertainment. It observes Stalin in a white collar and workday attire signaling gradual concessions amid the harsh USSR drive, drawing parallels with domestic political style changes.
A High Point column praises open air services at Central Park blending democracy and faith. It lauds ministerial inspiration, music, and fellowship, then reflects on Hoover’s presidency, economic depressions, and calls for active Christian manhood grounded in ethics and service.
Opinion decries a proposed tear gas deployment to deter post office robberies. The piece notes a $50 gas supply stored to threaten would be opened by forced doors, with inspections planned but no cost details. It argues the policy benefits gas makers and inspectors while burdening taxpayers and criticizes government priorities.
L. L. Stookey directs the High Point Civic Band which organizes Sunday summer concerts at City Lake and union church services. The concerts attract thousands and surpass past church gatherings, reviving local interest in music that had dwindled during school months.
Fred N. Tate of High Point writes an open letter to city officials urging continued employment of Fire Chief Horney and the fire brigade. He warns that politically driven removals could raise insurance costs and reduce firefighting efficiency, urging sane action and economy without sacrificing service.
The Enterprise letter criticizes the city council for firing all non supportive employees amid election concerns. It cites Chief Horney and High Point’s fire department as a model of merit based hiring and warns political meddling endangers public safety and equipment spending.
The column critiques prohibition and Hoover's stance while arguing a shift toward temperance education. It then condemns city council actions to purge partisans, advocating nonpartisan governance and cautioning on fire department changes and election timing.
A literary review highlights Tropic Seed as a four century saga of piracy across generations in a French émigré family, praising its dramatic incidents and vivid color. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Night Flight is lauded as a brilliant psychological novel focusing on Riviere and Fabien amid a Patagonian cyclone, while Homer Croy The Last Word collects witty epitaphs and obituaries from around the world enhancing its humor.
Humor and literary previews list J. B. Priestley's Faraway in Harper's for review next week. Vi J Bordeaux's Case of the Beautiful Hands and Eleanor Morse's The Middle Child are also slated for critique. Ju Nan Green's Strange River, translated from French Epaves, heads a round of forthcoming novels.
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